New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
HINTS FOR COFFEE DRINKERS.
WHERE THE BEST COFFEE is RAIsED-JAvA HIS
PREFERENCE.


PREFERENCE.
The wholesale traffic In coffee In New-York has Tor
long time been In Frontst., but since the establish
ment Of the New-Y0rk Coffee Exchange at Pearl ana
Wall SITS. the business has boon greatly extended ano
has overaowcd into the lower part Of wallst. Tho
eastern end of this famous horoughfare differs from
the western end, for the latter Is in hustle with
brokers and Spectators in stocks and bonds and tho
former is occupied by men In business 81 an exceed
ngly 'ative character, requiring capnai, pa
tence intelligence and that kind OF commercial en-
ergy which characterized New York merchants OF the
typo Of Moses GrinneL There was time when
Baltimore and NewOreans tried desperately to wrench
from Now York its hold upon the coffee trade but the
attempt has been becoming and less arduous ever
since the creation Of the Coffee Exchange
In Front-st., where most Of the veterans In the
business have their warehouses, the usual style OF
things is a ground floor chohed with pleo up 0dorous
bags and an Office on the next floor Tho latter Is
generally Of largo size extending the whole length Vi
tho building and there desks around the walls Cd
which are little trays filed with samples, each ucR-
eted with bits of paper bearing inscnp-
tlons which arc cabala to all save
coffee men Ono Of tho veterans OF the coffee trado
IA p J. O'Donohue, who is well known In this city
and Brooklyn for the generous help no extended 10
the Little Sisters Of the Poor His sons aid their
father and Charles A. ODonohue, one of them, do
scribed the leading characteristics Of the coee busi
mass with an earnestness that showed his own dcep
interest In 1t.
"Yesp he said "the establishment Of the Coffec
Exchange has made revolution. our exchange sets
the prices the whole United States It's curious
fact that nrius of all cofecs sold In this country are
based upon the prices given for cofce whien u
never even mentioned by retail houses. That Is
brazilian. All the coffee grown In that empire Is
called Rio Santos, after Rio Janeiro and neigh
boring port With other coffees we mako speciality
of stating where each is grown, but not win MOS
These coiIees are graded by numbers rom u ~
according 10 their excellence, ana tho prices Oh oho
cotees are regulated by what these fetch inc o'he
coffees may be roughly CLASSIFIED as Jaas anu 'on'i"
Americas and the consumption OF each In this couh-
try may be set down Rios 3, Javas H. Cenua'
Americas In relative proportion"
"How is it," asked the reporter, "that ko Is
never named by retailers"
"There Is a prejudice against IT, ana miiions "
people are drinking 1t in ignorance VINO nave III 'uen
Imaeinations forsworn It. How can IL be OTHERWISE
when they insist upon cheap cofeci Most OF IL Is
sod perhaps nearly all Of 1t Is SOLD by roas,crS
under a firm brand The Northwestern s'a'es' WIS
consin Minnesota and far-of Coioraoo' arc Pooui"i
they will not touch poor medium Rios, ana thero
Is NO trade there In high-pnced Centra Ano'"'
and JaIas and the very best specaiues Oh hlo'
0What do YOU mean by Government JavasF
"wbv. the Dutch Government holds four pubic
ancton sales of coffee at Batavia In inc isiahu VI
Java during each year. and the coee Is SOL" u, ,n
or bags weighing l36 tonha az AZ ,on,,v where II
cone a,sed and we wholesalers buy 1t Interior or
AnOa Aver Bangor rS OF dHo so asooc plcnis
are disposed Of. This system mahes the Dutch n
sioyenment responsible for the quality OF the coffee
nH ihe fitie .tovernuent Java Is therefore good
and significant one Java conee I'M H' ,,are
VOYAGE can show you SAMPLES Of some which were ere
When we received them the berries Wire oi sG1 ,Se
color and had rpened beautifully lhaI enn'"0'" '-
Sa, aHo w, do YOU get your Java herc1 DO you own
the ships s 5nat s GnT dreadful our
system that though the consnmp, lredh Snrwegan
or English sailing vesscsi There Il not slngio
vessel engageo IN We DON'T use for tho
Ia Mind Is not worth having and the good kina Is
@onopzed by the English and a. VERY Through GSbu rnsb
sources our flag is hardy known IN EaIyr t,e hs,
ty may tell ger YOU h ssnt opinion T1 nS Of Mocha
neore are crazy about IT, but we think that mse
1i pIv n,sfion by being the first coffee brought u
Fnrooe IL has all the appearance on oelng ~ n
beTy and ,r our e sSe wla coffee Of Hay This
DOUBT Is awful heresy but thaus 'ne way now where
,Sea seems 10 be singular appreciation OF really
e eooS coffee there is no demand for Mocha"
Wheh general 1o ait thing like the favor Of lava which
is very pleasing and fni OF aroma n atteraste in tho
MOUTH Ros are strong and coarse and c bitter ne do ah
leave somewhat muddy aiteras,c whlGn hco "yu ON
, CONES sn ,dS Costa Rca in favor ana excellent
in aroma but it leaves an a ac1" seor and are max
.I.n0t
,nr their way among connoisseurs Ihev arr
a, Saraccas There IA a grade Of Laguayra whcn
aroos from the neghborhood OF Puerta taneno anu y
~ o ,ncans so fine The great eXnOtdtlon Oh ven
euclap coffee however is from the Maracano ro.on
"a ,h;s ia fu OF aroma but rOueher than aaraccaS
an1 e. leaves somewhat Of GsagiIeaie ,, o
am !. s"me does that probably which Ia raise uron
lou iands You lay this down "a law v M
higher tho elevation at which co'oo ID s'' VIZ
her wSlcs is the coffee that is grown at the highest
va should not wonder II the highest sohee nan,a
IT,, cve tound TO be the Stoves of tho HlmaIagaS
IN India. but that fine grade Oh Eesn cows
W. IL t come 10 ma We have. however, some grown
T., The neShborhood OF Boeo'a In Fcnanor a. an di
W tno y, 600 feet above the level or the sea ana "
yaton o. 10 70 look at exquisite TO smell and ex
nusite TO drink. The berries are ha'emS ,, vr
,nnro rent and wavy. and OF remarkable UNIFORMLY
80 etc Some OF this coffee goes Gown river ~. =,
nn,o .nd comes 20 Panama bv sea. hut some ., ~
IL raced on tho bacs Of huros or small nany so nv
ot ,ones and IL carried over the mountalns Nv
,amS :" Panama Each bnTo carries two bags VIOLIN
ni" at,y roun0s each and pursues us rain tb,om IN
,n rrccnitous roads with cheerfniness an. mI
snce was down In that part OF inc wor," -, en- tha
n Seemei TO me that the DONKEY WIZ ia' ""' " VIZ
mule for mountain WORK"